Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz, left, talks to journalists with Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu, second right, from the drilling platform during a ceremony marking the start of exploratory oil and gas drilling by Turkey in breakaway Turkish Cypriot northern half of ethnically split Cyprus, near Sinirustul/Syngkrasi, village, on Thursday, April 26, 2012. The move counters an offshore gas search by rival Greek Cypriots in the island's internationally recognized southern half that has touched off vociferous protests from Ankara and Turkish Cypriots. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
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